If approved, public assistance grants would pay 75 percent of eligible expenses for damage to roads, bridges, utilities, debris removal, buildings’ contents and equipment, water control facilities, parks and recreational facilities, and other, as well as emergency protective measures like traffic control, rescue operations. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security would work with FEMA and local agencies to document allowable expenses.

The above counties listed with asterisks were requested to be designated for Snow Assistance. A Snow Assistance designation would cover all costs associated with snow removal for the 48-hour period with the highest costs. Of those counties, Noble and Whitley exceeded 150 percent of their record snowfall, making them eligible for 72 hours of Snow Assistance.

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